Training camp has begun for the Cleveland Browns — at least for the rookies and some select injured players. It’s go time for the likes of Mason Graham, Carson Schwesinger and co, with quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders also having reported Friday.Browns training camp is in session for the rookiesGettyGabriel and Sanders – son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion – are essentially competing against each other for their futures, with Cleveland’s quarterback room overly crowded. Veteran QBs Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett are thought to be ahead of both rookies on the depth chart. It is assumed that 40-year-old Flacco is leading the charge for the coveted starting spot as $230m Deshaun Watson sits out the season with an Achilles injury. With it unlikely that Cleveland enters the season with all four QBs on the 53-man roster, Sanders is most likely the one most at risk of being on the chopping block after an all-time slide to the fifth round,With training camp now in session, though, Sanders’ odds of climbing up the depth chart appear to have been given a boost, with former NFL wide-receiver, and Ohio native, Cecil Shorts III speaking out on the quarterback battle. “If the football part follows like I think it will, we’ve got something in Cleveland,” Shorts said on 92.3 The Fan, per ‘The Dawgs – A Cleveland Browns Podcast’. “We’ve got something special brewing. Like big time.” Sanders has been very active on social media this off-season, with him uploading multiple posts showing him running on the roads at midnight, as well as being seen getting some expert guidance from his very own quarterback coach. The former Colorado Buffaloes standout has even been seen at a KFC drive-thru, after being set a challenge by his father, alongside his brothers Shilo and Deion Jr., as part of a community giveback initiative.Now, ESPN’s Harry Douglas believes that Sanders could earn the chance to step out onto an NFL field and take over as the starter by as early as Week 7. “Game 7, that’s when the Cleveland Browns play the Miami Dolphins,” Douglas said. “And if Shedeur Sanders goes into training camp and he’s lights out, and he’s playing very well in preseason, there’s gonna have to be conversations that it might be earlier than that.Sanders is bidding to become the Browns’ QB1GettyBut he is fourth on the depth chartGetty“Because what you don’t want to do, if you’re Kevin Stefanski, is have a guy show that he is the guy, but you not play him. “Then you’re gonna have some controversy when it comes to your roster and older players who are trying to win right now.”Despite being an 18-year veteran, Flacco has admitted he is not with the Browns to be on the sidelines, nor in a mentor role.On the other hand, Pickett looks to have adopted – and embraced – such role to the rookies, with Sanders having looked to the former Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback for guidance.Sanders’ slide to 144th overall in the draft is by no means an indication of his talent, having completed 70.1 percent of his career pass attempts, leading to 14,347 yards, 134 touchdowns and just 27 interceptions. So, should he continue to demonstrate his work ethic in his training outside of the Browns facility and in training camp, then the buzz around him may begin to further accelerate.NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?This may ultimately force the Browns into a decision on who their starter will be sooner rather than later. While veteran Flacco has previously suggested he will not be looking to mentor to the younger guys in the QB room, it seems Pickett could fill that role instead.“Pickett has some NFL exposure, but he admitted during mandatory minicamp his minimal experience with the play-action and under-center concepts that Stefanski likes to call,” wrote NFL reporter Jori Epstein.“Comfort with those concepts grew during offseason installations, and the knowledge he does have at the pro level he not only used but also shared.“Sanders looked to Pickett for guidance on marrying footwork correctly with reads, and discerning when a play calls for a three-step drop compared to a five or seven.” Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our NFL Facebook page, subscribe to our talkSPORT End Zone YouTube channel for all the offseason news, interviews and more.